Ford Tempo

Video Gold: Jackie Stewart and the 1985 Ford Tempo

Retired Formula 1 driver (and three-time World Champion) Jackie Stewart is well-known as having a long-time partnership with Ford - after all, Ford Cosworth engines did power each of his championship-winning F1 rides. Stewart even went on to managing what was essentially the works Ford F1 team under his own Stewart Grand Prix moniker in the late 1990s, before the team was bought wholly by Ford and became Jaguar Racing.

In the mid-1980s, however, Stewart's interests were largely in improving the safety of Formula 1 racing (a cause he still supports today), and promoting Ford products. Stewart starred in a series of Ford commercials emphasizing the performance aspects of several of their vehicles and we found an absolute gem. In this video Stewart pilots a 1985 Ford Tempo sedan around a test track and proclaims it "...a real driver's car!" Really, Jackie? Really?For more fun, take a look at this commercial featuring Stewart charging around the Monaco Grand Prix street circuit in a 1984 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe.Source: You Tube